A ROYAL British Legion boss says he wants nothing to do with services to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War held anywhere other than at the town's cenotaph.

The borough council has just voted to relocate the war memorial to the side of Ellesmere Port's Civic Square as part of a £3m facelift.

This was despite a 5,000-name petition against the move, collected by the legion and its supporters.

A council official has since written to legion branch chairman George Statham suggesting a meeting between veterans' leaders and technical services officers on April 11.

One suggestion is that the council could lay on transport to other suitable locations, such as the war memorial in the grounds of the old Christ Church, for people wishing to attend services to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the war this summer.

But Mr Statham said: 'As we have said all along, we only want to mark these important occasions at the cenotaph in Civic Square - in its present location.'

The letter from the council also suggests technical experts and legion chiefs could also use the April 11 meeting to discuss the progress of the work in Civic Square and to identify ways inconvenience can be minimised.

Mr Statham added: 'I think we will be attending this meeting but we will naturally be restating our case that the cenotaph remains where it is.'

He said that the legion was still talking to its lawyers about mounting a legal challenge to the move, both in this country and through the European Court of Human Rights. nAfter learning of the cenotaph battle on the Pioneer's website, a Miami-based band called Rebel Crewe has written a special campaign song, entitled Brother Judas.